FAIR GROUNDS’ 2018-19 STAKES SCHEDULE BESTS $6.8 MILLION

By Mark Connor —- NEW ORLEANS (October 10, 2018) – Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has announced that 56 stakes worth a total of $6.87 million will be up for grabs for this upcoming 2018-19 racing season, which is set to begin on Thursday, November 15. Headlining the...
Posted On 11 Oct 2018
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Three Grade 1 Races Highlight Fall Stars Saturday at Keeneland

By Amy Owens —- Heart to Heart Heads Deep Field for $1 Million Shadwell Turf Mile Hopeful Winner Mind Control Tops Field of 14 for Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity Brown-Trained Trio Looms Large in Field of 10 for First Lady LEXINGTON, KY. (Oct. 3, 2018) – Terry Hamilton’s...
Posted On 05 Oct 2018
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Belmont: Grade 1’s Beldame, Champagne Headline Saturday’s Stakes

By Anthony Affrunti —- Wow Cat looks to return to winner’s circle in G1 Beldame ELMONT, N.Y. – Peter Brandt and Vendaval Stud’s Wow Cat leads a group of eight fillies and mares looking to test each other in Saturday’s Grade 1, $400,000 Beldame at 1...
Posted On 04 Oct 2018
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SANTA ANITA STAKES PREVIEWS: GI SPRINT, GII CITY OF HOPE MILE

By Mike Willman —- HEAVY HITTERS ROY H & RANSOM THE MOON RENEW RIVALRY IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I, $300,000 SANTA ANITA SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP AT SIX FURLONGS RACE IS A BREEDERS’ CUP ‘WIN AND YOU’RE IN’ QUALIFIER TO GRADE I BC SPRINT ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 3, 2018)—Top...
Posted On 04 Oct 2018
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Four Turf Races, 58 Horses Highlight Friday’s Stronach 5

By David Joseph —- Four Turf Races, 58 Horses Highlight Friday’s Stronach 5 $50,000 Guaranteed Pool, Industry-Low 12-Percent Takeout National Pick 5 from Santa Anita, Gulfstream West and Laurel Sequence Begins with Santa Anita’s Third Race – 5:03 ET, 2:03 PT LAUREL, ...
Posted On 01 Oct 2018
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Defending Champions Suedois (FR), Whitmore, Miss Sunset and Bucchero among Nominees to Keeneland’s Star-Studded Fall Stars Weekend

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (Sept. 25, 2018) – Four graded stakes winners from Keeneland’s 2017 Fall Stars Weekend, including Suedois (FR), who took the $1 million Shadwell Turf Mile (G1), are among the list of horses nominated to this year’s Fall Stars Weekend on Oct....
Posted On 26 Sep 2018
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New York-breds help comprise Sunday’s stakes slate with John Hettinger and Ashley T. Cole

By Brian Bohl and Najja Thompson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Hilly Fields Stable’s Lady Joan will look to build on a close-running second in the Yaddo last out when she competes in Sunday’s $125,000 John Hettinger for New York-bred fillies and mares 3-years-old and...
Posted On 21 Sep 2018
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Gulfstream Park Announces Record $29.079 Million Stakes Schedule

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Park Announces Record $29.079 Million Stakes Schedule 2018-19 Championship Meet Supported by Record 105 Stakes $9 Million Pegasus World Cup, $7 Million Pegasus Turf Cup Jan. 26 Grade 1 Attractions Richest Dirt and Turf Stakes in North America...
Posted On 21 Sep 2018
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Vibrant Market Yields Positive Results Thursday at Keeneland September Sale

By Amy Gregory —- Vibrant Market Yields Positive Results Thursday at Keeneland September Sale LEXINGTON, KY (Sept. 20, 2018) – A colt by Union Rags brought $250,000 to headline another vibrant day of selling during Thursday’s 10th session of the Keeneland September Yearling...
Posted On 21 Sep 2018
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THE $16 MILLION PEGASUS WORLD CUP INTRODUCES A GRADE 1 TURF RACE

By David Joseph —- Pegasus World Cup 2019 Returns With A Championship Invitational Series Hallandale Beach, FL. September 18, 2018 – The Stronach Group, owners of the Pegasus World Cup, announced today an exciting new element to what has become, in just two short...
Posted On 18 Sep 2018
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